The Campus Plan provides a flexible framework for growth over the next ten years, which lays the foundations for the development of a detailed implementation plan to support the delivery of the overarching Campus Plan vision, strategic objectives and design moves. As student numbers increase, the demands for a broad range of spaces increases too, such as teaching and learning spaces, study spaces, laboratories, athletics spaces, and a variety of housing options.

Three alternative scenarios have been developed to reflect the range of growth which may be occur at McMaster during the Campus Plan period.